British Sundial Society Photographic Competition 2007

 

 

 

 

The Results !

 

The Winners (click on thumb-nail in last column to see larger image)


Entry Number Title Photographer Position Thumb-nail
11 Ship's Time JR Davis WINNER Ship's Time - Winner
10 It's too Early for Ice Cream ! M Isaacs 2 It's Too Early For Ice Cream - Second
22 Strictly for the Birds JP Lester 3 Strictly For the Birds - Third Place

 

The other top ten entries - in Entry Number not Position order

Entry Number

 Title Photographer Position Thumb-nail
4 After a shower at Burghley House M Cowham Top ten After a Shower at Burghley House
8 Red Sky in the Morning JR Davis Top ten Red Sky in the Morning - Top Ten
9 Many Times M Brightmer Top ten Many Times - Top Ten
12 Double Time M Cowham Top ten Double Time - Top Ten
15 Time Lines IR Butson Top ten Time Lines - Top Ten
18 The Bishop's Dial JR Davis Top ten The Bishop's Dial - Top Ten
20 Do you get paid for that job ? M Cowham Top ten Did you get paid for that job ? - Top Ten

 

The remaining entries - again in Entry Number not Position order

 

Entry Number Title Photographer Thumb-nail
1 A Vintage Sundial I Hayton A Vintage Sundial
2 Time Slip - or Late Lunch ? M Isaacs Time Slip or Late Lunch ?
3 Accidental Gnomon RD Hicks Accidental Gnomon
5 Cadran Anglais A O Wood Cadran Anglais
6 Marked by Time S-O Larsson Marked by Time
7 Time-Expired IR Butson Time Expired
13 Summer Solstice - Noon AO Wood Summer Solstice - Noon
14 Time on His Hands M Brightmer Time on His Hands
16 Dawn of Time or Time of Dawn ? S-O Larsson Dawn of Time or Time of Dawn ?
17 Look, there's a nice Little Dial for You A O Wood Look, there's a nice little dial for you
19 A Quiet Corner IR Butson A Quiet Corner
21 Hedged In M Brightmer Hedged In

 

This year’s competition attracted twenty two entries, slightly down on last year’s record of thirty one. However, all the judges agreed that the standard of the submitted entries was higher than ever – and we all thought last year’s was the best so far.

This higher standard made judging even more difficult and, as announced, entries were judged strictly according to the rules

The results were normalised to allocate a consistent one thousand points for each judge, these to be distributed amongst all entries in proportion to each judge’s original markings.

The extraordinary consistency of the judging process can be seen from the figure.

Normalised markings for John Davis' Ship's Time

Last year five out six judges placed the eventual winning entry at the top of their lists. This was certainly not the case this time! The general excellence of the entries made determining the eventual winner much more difficult with two judges even awarding a tie for the top place – and that after normalisation too. This difficulty in identifying the eventual winning entries was of course reflected at the Conference by considerable disagreement between those viewing the entries. It made for a very stimulating exhibition.

The Council has confirmed that the Competition will run again in 2008 and entry forms will be issued with the September Bulletin. So, if after reading this and looking at some of the winning entries you feel you could do as well or better, then please have your camera with you when out and about this summer.